These are the top prebuilt gaming PCs right now.
I‘m a big proponent of building PCs and I typically recommend that gamers consider building their own computers instead of buying a prebuilt PC. However, with GPU prices at extremely high levels right now (due to the launch of NVIDIA and AMD’s latest generation of GPUs and the ongoing tariff war) it is currently difficult to find a higher-end GPU available for a reasonable price.
One surefire way to get your hands on a next-gen GPU right now, though, is to just buy a prebuilt system. Prebuilt PC companies buy GPUs in bulk and they typically get better deals on those GPUs than the average consumer does. So, not only do these prebuilt PC companies have these hard-to-find GPUs in stock, they can also offer them (inside of a complete system) at somewhat fair prices.
And, in this post, I’m going to highlight some of the best prebuilt PC options currently available to help you find the right option for your needs. Whether you’re looking for an extreme system that comes with an RTX 5090 GPU in it, or you need something more moderately priced, there should be an option below that will work for you.
Best Prebuilt Gaming PCs
1. Empowered PC Panorama (Extreme)
2. Thermaltake Reactor (Next Best)
3. Thermaltake LCGS View (High-End)
The Best Prebuilt Gaming Desktops Right Now
The table below provides a quick rundown on our picks for the best prebuilts at a variety of price points, including our pick for the best extreme option, the next-best system, a good high-end prebuilt option, an all-AMD prebuilt, a solid value choice, and a good budget-oriented system.
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NAME | SPECS | RATING | ||
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EXTREME
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Empowered PC Panorama |
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/10 | |
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NEXT-BEST
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Thermaltake Reactor |
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/10 | |
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HIGH-END
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Thermaltake LCGS View |
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/10 | |
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ALL AMD
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Skytech O11 Vision |
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/10 | |
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VALUE
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Skytech Chronos |
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/10 | |
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BUDGET
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iBUYPOWER Scale Orange |
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/10 |
*For more information on the prebuilt PCs above, click the “Read Review »” link to jump to our overview of that computer.
1. Empowered PC Panorama
An extreme 9950X3D + RTX 5090 powerhouse
What kind of budget do you need to have in order to get a prebuilt system that comes with the best CPU for gaming possible and the best GPU for gaming possible?
Roughly $7,000.
This configuration of Empowered PC’s Panorama XL line of desktops comes with both an AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D processor and an NVIDIA RTX 5090 GPU. The combination of the 9950X3D and the RTX 5090 make this system as extreme of an option as you’ll find and it will be handle basically any gaming scenario with ease.
This PC also comes with a whopping 96GB of DDR5 memory, two 2TB Gen4 NVME SSDs, a panoramic style mid tower case that comes with seven preinstalled ARGB fans, and there’s an additional three ARGB fans on the 360mm AIO as well.
Ultimately, if you have an unlimited budget and you’re willing to spend a ton of money in order to get the best possible hardware configuration for your gaming PC, this RTX 5090 prebuilt desktop is one you’ll want to consider.
2. Thermaltake Reactor
A 9800X3D + RTX 5080 prebuilt PC
If the thought of paying nearly $7,000 on a PC is off putting to you, but you’re still looking for a system that can give you extreme gaming performance, then perhaps this Thermaltake desktop would be a more palatble alternative.
With an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D CPU and an NVIDIA RTX 5080 graphics card, you’re getting darn-near close to as good of performance as the much more expensive Empowered PC desktop listed above.
The combination of the 9800X3D and RTX 5080 is plenty good enough to have you maxing out today’s most demanding titles on a 4K display.
This PC also comes with 32GB of DDR5 memory, a 2TB Gen4 NVME SSD, a cool-looking all-white vertical-style PC case, and a 360mm AIO CPU cooler.
With a pricetag of just over $3,000, this RTX 5080 PC is still a hefty investment. But, if you’re looking for a system that will provide ideal in-game performance at higher resolutions for the foreseeable future, it would definitely be an option for you to take a look at.
3. Thermaltake LCGS View
A high-end prebuilt option for 1440P or 4K gaming
While the Thermaltake Reactor listed above is an amazing desktop option, you can land yourself this nearly-as-powerful desktop (also from Thermaltake) for about ~$500 less.
The Thermaltake LCGS View comes with the same Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor as the Reactor, but it does come with a step down in GPU performance, offering the RTX 5070 Ti instead of the RTX 5080.
Still, though, the RTX 5070 Ti is no slouch and it will offer close to the same levels of performance as the RTX 5080—or at least close enough to where you’d have to consider whether or not paying $500 more to get the RTX 5080 would be worth it.
This build also comes with 32GB of DDR5 memory, a 2TB NVME SSD, and a 360MM AIO. It doesn’t feature the same vertical style case as the Thermaltake Reactor, but its standard panoramic style case is still a solid and nice-looking alternative.
But, in the end, whether or not you should choose this RTX 5070 Ti desktop over the option listed above is whether or not you’re willing to spend the extra money necessary to bump up from the RTX 5070 Ti to the RTX 5080.
4. Skytech O11 Vision
A next-gen all-AMD desktop
For all of you AMD diehards who are working with a large—but not unlimited—budget, this all-AMD build from Skytech might be the best option for your needs.
With an AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor and a Radeon RX 9070 XT graphics card, this desktop pairs one of the top AMD CPUs currently available with the best AMD GPU currently available.
The RX 9070 XT is good enough to handle modern titles at 4K resolution. It won’t give you as good of raytracing or upscaling performance as the NVIDIA alternative (RTX 5070 or RTX 5070 Ti), but it will offer more raw performance in the majority of titles.
This RX 9070 XT system also comes with 32GB of DDR5 memory, a 2TB NVME SSD, a gold-rated 850-watt power supply, a panoramic style case that comes with two ARGB fans presinstalled, and a 360mm AIO CPU cooler.
5. Skytech Chronos
The perfect 1440P value option
If you don’t want to spend over $2,000 on a PC, this configuration of Skytech’s Chronos lineup would be worth taking a look at.
This is another all-AMD system, as it comes with an AMD Ryzen 5 9600X processor and a Radeon RX 9070 graphics card.
While the 9600X doesn’t come with AMD’s amazing 3D V-Cache technology (which helps chips that do have it perform better in CPU-bound titles), when paired with the RX 9070, the combination will be good enough to max out any game at 1440P resolution, and it will also serve well for 4K gaming, too.
This desktop also comes with 16GB of DDR5 memory, a 1TB Gen4 NVME SSD, and a 360mm AIO CPU cooler.
We’d prefer to see 32GB of RAM in this system instead of just 16GB, but with a pricetag of just under $1,700, you could easily upgrade the RAM without taking your total cost too much higher.
6. iBUYPOWER Scale Orange
The best prebuilt option under 1K
For those of you who are looking to get a system at a more reasonable price, this ~$1,000 prebuilt gaming PC from iBUYPOWER might be the best option for you.
With an AMD Ryzen 5 7600 processor, 16GB of memory, and an NVIDIA RTX 4060 Ti graphics card, this prebuilt PC has about as good of a hardware configuration as you’ll find in this price range.
It isn’t quite as good of a hardware array as you’d get if you were willing to build your own PC for $1,000, but it’s still good enough to have you gaming at 1080P or 1440P resolution with a very comfortable framerate.
Ultimately, you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars in order to get a gaming PC that can run today’s top titles. A sub-$1,000 prebuilt PC like this one from iBUYPOWER is good enough to provide you with an ideal in-game experience now and into the future.
Should You Get A Prebuilt Gaming PC? Or, Build A PC?
There will always be a case to be made for choosing to build a PC over buying a prebuilt system. However, not everyone wants to go through the process of building their own computer. And, if you want a prebuilt gaming PC that can be shipped to you and up and running as quickly as possible, then one of the desktops listed above is probably the best option for you.
In this guide, we’ve given you seven of the best prebuilt gaming PCs at various price points to choose between and, depending on your budget and needs, one of them should help you jump into the world of high-end PC gaming. All of the options above contain mid-range-to-extreme CPUs and graphics cards and even the cheapest options will be good enough to deliver you an ideal PC gaming experience.
